Survey: Majority in EU support plastic bag bans
BRUSSELS (Feb. 7, 2012) -- More than 70 percent of people surveyed in the European Union support a ban on plastic bags.
Dow and Teknor Apex working together on flexible PVC
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (Jan. 31, 2012) -- Materials firms Dow Chemical Co. and Teknor Apex Co. are working together to make flexible PVC compounds using Dow’s bio-based plasticizers. Teknor already has
sent one shipment of the new compounds from its Pawtucket plant. The products also may be made at Teknor’s other U.S. plants as well as in plants in England and China.
Colorado prof. researching catalysts for bioplastics
FORT COLLINS, COLO (Jan. 24, 2012) -- Eugene Chen, a chemistry professor at Colorado State University, has developed several patent-pending chemical processes for converting non-edible plant biomass
into bioplastics.
Ford using PET in Focus Electric models
DEARBORN, MICH. (Jan. 24, 2012) -- About 2 million plastic bottles will be used in the 2012 Ford Focus Electric and future Ford Motor Co. vehicles.
Conferences at NPE to highlight hot topics
ORLANDO, FLA. (Jan. 17, 2012) -- Bioplastics, sustainability, regulatory issues and initiatives in California that could impact the plastics industry nationwide are among the leading issues that are
on the planned agendas for the three educational conferences that will be held in conjunction with NPE 2012.
PlasticsEurope cautiously optimistic about 2012
BRUSSELS (Jan. 17, 2012) -- PlasticsEurope director Wilfried Haensel says there are still opportunities for the region’s plastics industry, despite all the ongoing economic uncertainties facing the
Eurozone.
Firms develop spray foam based on sugar
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS (Jan. 10, 2012) -– SES Foam and Imperial Sugar Co. are introducing SucraSeal, which they claim is an environmentally friendly, open-cell, Class 1 sucrose-based spray foam
insulation.
Cereplast develops compostables with less stretch
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. (Jan. 10, 2012) -- Cereplast Inc. has developed three biobased resins for use on blown film extrusion lines to make compostable bags. All three have received DIN CERTCO
certifications of compostability for up to 1 mil thickness, according to the El Segundo, Calif., company.
Study: Bioplastics growing 17.8 percent annually
KONSTANZ, GERMANY (Jan. 3, 2012) – The global bioplastics market will grow an average of 17.8 percent annually to reach $2.8 billion in sales in 2018, according to a report from Ceresana Research.
London 2012 could be a 'compostable' Olympics
LONDON (Dec. 27, 2011) -- An environmental body hopes that plastic packaging used at the London Olympics that is not recyclable is made from compostable materials.
Cardia wins Chinese government contract for waste bags
NANJING, CHINA (Dec. 20, 2011) -- Cardia Bioplastics has won a contract for a six-month trial to supply household kitchen waste bags made from its Biohybrid material to the city of Nanjing, China. The
initial order of 10 million bags will be delivered by the Nanjing government to 60,000 household.
Toyota looks at future with bioplastics
MUMBAI, INDIA (Dec. 20, 2011) -- Automakers increasingly recognize plastics as both a preferred design material and a way to improve car performance and sustainability. OEMs are focusing on innovative
styling, increased fuel economy and cutting vehicle weight to get more competitive.
World demand for bioplastics to triple by 2015
CLEVELAND (Dec. 6, 2011) -- Global demand for biodegradable and bio-based plastics will more than triple to more than 1 million metric tons in 2015, valued at $2.9 billion, according to a new market
study.
Plastics industry launches marine litter plan
DUBAI (Nov. 29, 2011) -- Representatives from the global plastics industry met in Dubai to discuss the topic of marine litter and to formulate initiatives for tackling the issue.
Ohio company gets patents for pyrolysis process
AKRON, OHIO (Nov. 29, 2011) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued recycling technology company Polyflow LLC a patent for its pyrolysis process that converts mixed and contaminated plastic
and rubber waste into transportation fuels and chemical intermediates.
Axion sees potential for recycled film
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (Nov. 29, 2011) -- Closed-loop recycling of post-consumer and retail waste plastic films could become a full-scale commercial reality within four years, according to Axion
Consulting.
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